Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/4] net-bridge: rootless bridge support for qemu

[Anthony Liguori <anthony@codemonkey.ws>]

Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> Well, the difference matters from a security perspective. The sudo
> script that Avi suggested just means that you can guarantee you don't
> introduce any security holes through a suid executable. Fortunately,
> it does not impact the contents of your helper either, only the
> installation. You could even be clever in qemu and use call the helper
> using sudo if qemu is running as unpriviledged user and the helper is
> not a suid file.
>   

Or just use fscaps and not even work about suid :-)  That's the 
preferred model.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori